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Jefferson County
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county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- February 20, 1796 ; 230 years ago ( 1796-02-20 )
- Named after
- Thomas Jefferson
- Seat
- Louisville
- Largest city
- Louisville
- Total
- 530 sq mi (1,400 km )
- Land
- 526 sq mi (1,360 km )
- Water
- 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,011
- Density
- 29.9/sq mi (11.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- Jefferson County, Georgia
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Thomas Jefferson
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Georgia
- Capital
- Louisville
- Population
- 15709
- Area
- 1372
- Shares border with
- Warren County
- Official website
- www.jeffersoncounty.org
- Image
- Jefferson County Courthouse 4.JPG
- Households
- 5583
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- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- Commons category
- Jefferson County, Georgia
- topic's main category
- Category:Jefferson County, Georgia
- native label
- Jefferson County
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Jefferson County, Georgia
- inception
- 1796-02-20
- per capita income
- 21178
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Encyclopedic overview
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,709. The county seat and largest city is Louisville. The county was created on February 20, 1796, and named for Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence who became the third president of the United States.
Geography
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